TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Title Page	i
About Nasybah, the daughter of Ka’b, called also Omm Ammârah, and several events which it is necessary to relate	401
Ghazwah of Hamrâ Alasad	406
Events of the fourth year after the flight of his lordship the apostle	408
The calamity at Rajyâ	409
A’bdullah B. Anys goes and kills Sofyân B. Khâled	413
Bara Moa’wiah	414
Ghazwah of the Bani-An-Natzyr	417
The Ghazwah of the Bedr of promise, which is also called the Small Bedr	421
Events of the fifth year after the Flight	424
The Ghazwah of Dumatu-j-jandal	425
Ghazwah of Rabyi’, also called Ghazwah of the Bani Mossttalaq	426
Story of the slander	435
The Ghazwah of the Ditch, also called the Ghazwah of the Confederates	442
Death of A’mru Bin A’bdud, and its consequences	452
Some events and several miracles that took place during the time of the war of the ditch	465
The Ghazwah of the Bani Qoryttah	469
The crime of Abu Sofyân, and the going of the ignorant Behrân to Madinah with the intention to kill the prophet	480
Sariah of Abu O’baydah Jurrâh	483
Muhammad B. Moslamah fights the Bani Kallûb	484
Ghazwah of the Bani Ttayân	485
A’li the Commander of the Faithful goes to the Bani Sa’d	487
Ghazwah of the Bani Qurdah, which is called Ghazâ of Yamanah	488
Praying for rain	490
His lordship the refuge of termination proceeds to Mekkah with the intention of performing the ceremonies of the pilgrimage, but is hindered by the idolaters. The treaty of Hodaybiah and its events	492
Abu Bassyr comes from Mekkah to Madinah, but again returns by order of Muhammad	514
Ambassadors are sent to the sovereigns, rulers and judges of that epoch	517
The boldness and presumption of Khosru Parviz, and explanation of what took place among all the kings after they had perused the epistles inviting them to believe in the mission of his lord­ship, and to acknowledge the unity of God the Most High	524
The victory of Khayber	532
Conquest of the Fort Qumûss and of all the strongholds by the prowess of A’li	540
The peace of Fadak	552
Ja’fer B. Abu Ttâleb arrives from Abyssinia. The marriage with Ssofyah is consummated. The sun returns for A’li Murtadza. The Ghazâ of Wâdy-l-qara	553
The O’mratu-l-qadzâ [pilgrimage by Divine predestination]	555
The events of the eighth year after the flight of the Lord of prophecy	561
Ghazwah of Dhât-assilâsil	564
The Ghazâ of Mowtah	566
Preparations for an expedition against Mekkah	580
The march to, and capture of, Mekkah	582
Some events that took place during his lordship’s sojourn at Mekkah	614
The Ghazwah of Honayn	617
The Ghazwah of Ttâyf	628
Largesses of the apostle and distribution of the spoils of Honayn	632
Ghazwah of Tabuk, and events of the ninth year after the Flight	640
Ghazwah of Tabuk	650
Khâled B. Alwolyd goes to Daumatu-j-jandal	656
The events which took place during the expedition of Tabuk, and other affairs	658
Sariah to the Wâdy-urraml	664
The arrival of the Wofûd [Deputations]	666
Death of A’bdullah B. Abu Salûl	671
Ssiddyq [i.e., Abu Bakr] and A’li go to Mekkah	672
The arrival of Wofûd [Deputations] with laudable intentions	675
A’li proceeds to Yemen, and the deeds of the Emâm of the age	679
Ka’bu-l-akhbâr makes the profession of Islâm by the blessing of the words of A’li	685
Revelation of the blessed verse of ‘imprecation,’ and the arrival of the inhabitants of Najrân for the purpose of a treaty of amity	686
The Hajjatu-l-wodaa’, or pilgrimage of valediction	692
Events of the eleventh year after the Flight, and death of his lordship the prince of inspired messengers	701
The washing and shrouding of his lordship, and some other matters	731
Various other events.	739
Moa’adh B. Jabal goes to the country of Yemen and returns again	740
Some of the miracles and fulfilments of some of the prayers of his lordship	748
APPENDIX A.
Record of the pure spouses of his lordship.	761
Khodayjah	761
Soadah or Sowdah	766
A’ayshah, daughter of Abu Bakr	767
Hafssah, daughter of O’mar B. Al-Khattâb	770
Zaynab, daughter of Khodhaymah	771
Omm Solmah, daughter of Abu Ommyah	771
Zaynab, daughter of Jahash.	772
Jaubaryah or Jarirah, daughter of Al-Hâreth	774
Omm Habybah, daughter of Abu Sofyân	774
Ssofyah, daughter of Ebn Ahttab	775
Maymûnah, daughter of Alhâreth	776
The concubines	777
The sons	778
The noble daughters.	779
Names of the amanuenses	791
The alms-gatherers	792
The servants	792
The freed men of the prophet	793
The freed women	794
APPENDIX B.
Names of the Muhammadan months	796
APPENDIX C.
Genealogical table of the family of Muhammad	797
Index	798